Category: CD Reviews (Page 361 of 399)

The first indication that Britney might have taste

April 25, 2006 / Will Harris

Although she and her son, Sean Preston, both accompanied him to Las Vegas, Britney Spears took a pass on attending K-Fed’s album listening party.

(NOTE: Size of photos indicative of who has more talent.)

Apparently, Spears and K-Fed – real name Kevin Federline, of course – were spotted pre-show at Nero…a restaurant in Caesar’s Palace…having a discussion. Said discussion, however, apparently ended in tears, and Britney departed, presumably returning to their room. Bystanders may or may not have suggested that the waterworks began when K-Fed made the simple request to “act like you’re enjoying the album.”

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Michael Jackson Creation That Will Never See The Light of Day #24,237,673

April 25, 2006 / Will Harris

So, now, Wacko Jacko is reportedly trying to get 50 Cent to collaborate with him.

Fiddy hasn’t committed to anything, but DJ Whoo Kid is heading over to Bahrain to pick up some tracks that Jackson has been working on, and the rumblings are that the collaboration – if it occurs – would appear on a mixtape the Kid is putting together. The only possible point of interest in this story is the comment that Jackson’s current material is being co-produced by Bruce Swedien, who engineered Thriller.

If Mike can put together something even half as good as that classic album, even your friend Joe Skeptic here could get behind that.

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Master P threatens Bow Wow, who doesn’t give a shit

April 24, 2006 / Captain Capm

Oh that naughty Master P. The man’s apparently been trying to start a feud between his son, Lil’ Romeo and Bow Wow. According to the story, P has told Wow to stop dissing other stars or face the consequences. Mm-hmm. To which Mr. Wow replied, “I can’t understand all this, but I guess that’s how it is when you ain’t getting no attention. You can hear me on the radio all day, every day. (Lil’ Romeo) can’t sell no records, and your daddy is on Dancing With The Stars.”

God I love teenmusic.com. It’s such a haven for the hottest current news out there, in nice bite-size nuggets for dudes like me to offer back to you in nicer sarcastic-sized chunks.

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Extreme says, “Screw ‘Bands Reunited’! We’ll get back together when WE say!”

April 24, 2006 / Will Harris

And they say, “June 30th and July 2nd.” (Well, actually, that’s what guitarist Nuno Bettencourt’s site says.

So why did they decide to reunite now…? Couldn’t say. And no-one’s offered any specific explanation. But the best bet is that it’s for the cash. Still, it’d be nice to see a new Extreme album show up…even if only a handful of people would care nowadays. “Pornograffitti” was and is one of the best albums of the ’90s…

…even if it gets less respect than Rodney Dangerfield, thanks to “More than Words.” (Everyone knows that “Hole Hearted” was the better song, anyway.) The band could knock out some harmonies that’d make your head spin. It’ll be interesting to hear if they can still pull them off live…

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This week’s Next Big Thing from the UK: Bell X1

April 23, 2006 / Will Harris

As with so many UK bands, Bell X1 – who hail from Ireland – haven’t managed to properly release an album here in the States yet…but they did, at least, score inclusion on the 4th volume of The O.C. Mix, which came out in mid-2005. (Their song, if it rings any bells, is “Eve, the Apple of My Eye.”) It’s a shame no-one’s latched on to their disc, Flock, for domestic release; you’d think the buzz of its premiering atop the Irish album charts would be enough to raise eyebrows over here…

…but, then, that’s what you’d get for thinking. Also, it could have something to do with the fact that, when the band came to the States to play the release party for the “O.C.” disc, they met members of the cast…and had absolutely no idea who they were. Oops. There’s a nice faux pas for you.

Fortunately, you can at least check out their previous album, Music in Mouth, via iTunes, where you can download it for a pittance – the current defintion of “a pittance,” by the way, is $9.99 – and find out what other songs surround the aforementioned “Eve.”

Check out their MySpace page here, where you can hear four of their songs, or investigate their official site here.

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